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The embattled vote in America : from the founding to the present

Title
The embattled vote in America : from the founding to the present / Allan J. Lichtman.
Author
Lichtman, Allan J.
Publication
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xi, 315 pages; 22 cm
Summary
Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.--
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-301) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Voters and non-voters -- The founding father's mistake -- A white man's republic -- Constructing and deconstructing the vote -- Votes for women -- The absent voter -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- The new wars over the vote -- Reforming American voting -- Conclusion: The embattled vote.
Call Number
JFD 18-5144
ISBN
  • 9780674972360
  • 0674972368
LCCN
  • 2018006882
  • 40028417290
OCLC
1028592319
Author
Lichtman, Allan J., author.
Title
The embattled vote in America : from the founding to the present / Allan J. Lichtman.
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-301) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40028417290
Research Call Number
JFD 18-5144
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